What's next for Apple? We'll find out in June, when the company hosts devs from around the world at Worldwide Developers Conference 2018. Every year, the event gives Cupertino execs a chance to show off Apple's new software and hardware. The latest WWDC 2018 rumors show what's on the horizon.

A 2016 fatal crash involving Tesla’s Autopilot first raised questions about the system’s abilities. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concluded Tesla’s technology didn’t contain a safety defect while the NTSB decided that the company shared blame in the crash by failing to include enough safeguards. In that crash, a Tesla Model S struck a tractor trailer crossing a road and the company said the system didn’t see the white trailer against the bright sky.

Authorities in China arrested 26 suspects that were found using drones to smuggle $80 million worth of iPhones between Hong Kong and the mainland in what is reportedly the first case of drones being used in cross-border smuggling crimes in China.

Starting today and continuing on for the next week, Google is bringing Where’s Waldo? to Google Maps. On Android, iOS, and the desktop, you’ll see Waldo pop up in his signature red and white stripes and give you a friendly wave. From there, just tap or click on him and you’ll see the option to play a game that’s straight out of the classic children’s puzzle books. This is one of Google’s annual April Fools’ Day jokes, but the Maps integration is actually happening.

One of the most significant debuts at the New York show, the latest version of the hot-selling Toyota RAV4 crossover is powered by a 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine mated to either an 8-speed automatic or a continuously variable transmission. All 2019 RAV4s come standard with Toyota Safety Sense and a 7-inch touch screen with Apple CarPlay and in-cabin Wi-Fi via Verizon, while an 8-inch touch screen with navigation and a premium JBL 11-speaker sound system are available as options. The non-hybrid 2019 Toyota RAV4 will hit dealers late this year, with a hybrid version coming early in 2019. Pricing was not announced. ( Photo: Toyota )

For Dillon, and other educators like him, it's not just the new iPads themselves that have him intrigued. It's also the seemingly little things, like the ability for a school to set up hundreds of Apple ID accounts in less than a minute. Or for students to quickly log in to shared iPads by tapping a picture of their face and entering a passcode. Or for teachers to control all devices in the class at one time, automatically opening them to the same lesson and locking them so students can't turn on sounds or use apps they shouldn't be using. The teachers can easily monitor the progress of students and see if some kids are falling behind.

Antonio Garcia Martinez, a former Facebook employee who worked for Boz, tweeted that the leak was likely the result of a festering grudge. "It was two years old, and surely buried in the high-traffic flow of some broad group," he wrote. "So somebody with an axe to grind dug it up, stripped it of context, and shipped it off to BuzzFeed, a nice shank in Boz's back. Keep that in mind when you read that and later leaks.

While it's already available on iPad, Apple spent some time talking about the Classroom teaching assistant app. One feature lets teachers view students' screens to make sure they're paying attention. The company announced the Mac version of the app will be available in beta starting in June.

The Guptas and their team got the message out with fake news sites and bots that shared stories from these websites, as well as retweeted Gupta-aligned political voices en masse. This worked in tandem with Gupta-owned TV and print media. All of it promoted one simple message to South Africans: You shouldn't be worried about the Guptas, you should be worried about the white elite .

Developers received word of the new tools today which were created in order to help developers comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation that goes into effect this May. The new laws mean developers will be forced to comply anytime a customer requests to access manage, restrict or delete personal data.

Elon Musk’s private spaceflight company intends to put 4,425 low-flying satellites in orbit around the Earth, flying at between 684 and 823 miles up. Later, the company says in its FCC application, it plans to launch an even bigger constellation of 7,518 satellites that will orbit at about 211 miles above the Earth. Last month, SpaceX sent two of its own demo satellites into space on one of its Falcon 9 rockets.

Belkin, based in California, has been around for 35 years and is known today for creating an array of computer and phone accessories, including wireless chargers, laptop docks, and phone cases. Belkin purchased Linksys, which is well known for its home routers, in 2013. And it’s been running a smart home system called Wemo for more than five years now.

SimpliSafe is one of your most affordable options if you're shopping for a home security system that offers live monitoring. This year, the system boasts freshly re-designed hardware that looks a lot better than before.

HP targets Adobe Creative Cloud users with the laptop; it comes with the Creative Cloud app preinstalled, and the company sells the x2 in preconfigured models in the US that are sort of optimized for specific applications. For instance, the $2,700 Photographer config is supposedly for using Photoshop and Lightroom, but there's no reason a Digital Artist needs a lesser $2,280 system for those applications plus Adobe Illustrator. I'd ignore the "helpful" categorizations while shopping.

Fraunhofer FHR says it has "one of the most powerful space observation radars in the world." It's able to pick up some fascinating views of the roughly 9-ton space station that originally launched in 2011. China's space agency reportedly lost control of the station in 2016, which is why we're now mired in uncertainty about its exact reentry time and location.

Rabaiotti: In quite a lot of papers, they just put animals into a chamber where they could measure the gas when they took the animal out. But the problem with those studies was that you didn’t know what end the gas was coming from. So I found this paper about sloths where it was like oh, they produce loads of methane! And I was like yeah, but are they farting it out, or are they breathing it out? And then I had to go on this really long investigative journey to try and find out if sloths fart. I even started planning putting one in front of this methane camera so you could see which end the methane was coming out. But in the end I got contacted by some experts who said that they don’t fart. Apparently if they get trapped wind, they’re probably dying. So, that doesn’t sound good.

Apple’s will eventually switch to OLED panels for its entire iPhone lineup, and most Android OEMs have already made the switch to OLED panels for their flagship and premium mid-range devices. With a decline in demand for LCD panels in the next few years, JDI does not look like it is in a good position to transition its factories for OLED production. The struggling display maker had previously received some cash infusion from the Japanese government to help keep it afloat but that did not seem to have made a huge impact.

This also means that we are conscious about how Runbox interacts with other Internet services such as social media networks. Therefore we have been disappointed by the recent revelations about the privacy intrusions and unethical practices by Facebook.

Every organization relies on data that must be protected and backed up in a reliable and secure way by authorized personnel. While the content or criticality of the data may vary, the processes behind a successful backup strategy are universal. This checklist will help you establish a standard framework for backing up files that you can count on in a crisis. Assess the environment
Take a look at your systems and data and identify your needs. Where is critical data stored? How often does it change? How much data is there, and what type does it represent? Do you need to arrange firewall access across subnets so a centralized backup server can connect to desired hosts or can these hosts can be configured to back up data to the cloud (if applicable)?
Factor in user workstations and/or mobile devices. No system should have a single copy of data, and since they’re often used to generate or change information, a plan should be devised to product this material.
Always follow any security guidelines per your IT or security departments. If no such departments exist, research backup security best practices.

Two new cancer treatments have shown miraculous cures, but if you happen to live in a rural state—let alone outside the U.S.—you’ll have to travel hundreds of miles to get them. https://trib.al/Oac6yew

Think of 3D Touch as the right-click for the touchscreen. it reveals hidden functionality and provides shortcuts for doing things. It’s been more than a year since the feature was implemented and it’s starting to become genuinely useful. iOS’s own shortcuts are helpful and some third party apps also integrate the feature quite well. If you have an iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, you really should consider using 3D Touch for the things we have listed below. It’s sure to make you more efficient.

Huawei makes excellent hardware and its EMUI software has improved over the years. However, Google hasn't spent much time optimizing Android tablets and it still shows on solid hardware. https://zd.net/2pTw9x3

Uber has suspended its testing in the wake of the incident. Toyota and chipmaker Nvidia have also suspended self-driving car testing on public roads, as they and other companies await the results of an investigation into the Tempe incident, believed to be the first death of a pedestrian struck by a self-driving vehicle.

"At a very broad level, the opportunities are in the growth in data access and revenues, which are becoming substantial and growing strongly; and also in digital services, such as M2M/IoT, mobile financial services, content and digital media, [as well as] enterprise ICT services," says Matthew Reed, practice leader for Ovum, Middle East and Africa.

He studied origami and aerodynamics and put those skills to use designing spectacular planes that perform tricks. He came up with a design for a boomerang plane, which loops through the air and returns to the launcher. Also notable is his bat plane, which eerily flaps its wings as it glides through the air.

While everyone in tech is working on driverless car systems, it appears that Apple is looking into ways to make it safer for humans to get behind the wheel too. Apple filed for a patent this week that envisions an augmented reality system for cars that shows drivers more of what’s ahead of them than they can see with their naked eyes. And it could totally change the way we drive.

Apple had quite a week with the announcement of a new entry-level iPad that has Pencil support and the release of iOS 11.3. Combined with continued iPhone X usage, iOS is becoming my platform of choice. https://zd.net/2pUP36A

Rob High, chief technology officer for IBM Watson, summarizes his presentation from the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona and discusses the state of AI, the relevance of the Turing Test, and what if any limits should be placed on the technology. https://zd.net/2IkjMRd

Users will be able to say things like, “Alexa, record the Cubs game,” and the set-top box will plan a recording. They’ll also be able to tell the assistant to launch specific apps or services, like, “Alexa, launch Netflix.” Finally, they’ll be able to say, “Alexa, pause,” without having to explicitly name their set-top box. Some users have previously been able to use these commands, but the developers of these skills had to do additional work on their end to make it work. Now, other developers can implement them more easily. We can all shout at Alexa, even if our set-top box maker doesn’t want to do extra work. Anything that makes interactions with Alexa less painful is cool with me!

The abuse of Facebook’s platform for political purposes is a problem that doesn’t stop at the U.S border. Governments around the world are continuing to wrestle with the implications of Cambridge Analytica’s acquisition of Facebook user data from the heart of Europe to the capitals of Latin America’s most populous nations.

You can now order the new 9.7-inch iPad online and pick it up the same day at Apple stores across the United States. Customers who already ordered the iPad after it was unveiled on Tuesday should also start receiving their shipments today.

GPU upgrades will likely be possible in the promised-but-not-yet-revealed Mac Pro overhaul, but for the rest of the lineup, this is the only path forward. Apple's work on its Metal 2 graphics API to improve performance on the Mac doesn't mean much if users don't have access to more powerful GPUs for tasks like gaming, 3D modeling, and video editing. In theory, eGPU support could make a 13-inch MacBook Pro with only an Intel integrated GPU capable of playing VR games, for example.

As noted by Reuters, it only took the smugglers a few seconds to transport small bags across the border, each holding more than 10 of the refurbished iPhones. Using this method, and operating after midnight, the team of criminals could get as many as 15,000 phones across in a single night.